Door-hanger.



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. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, 1911. 1,066,236,- Patented 1; 1913.

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E. J. WELLS.

DOOR HANGER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, 1911.

Patented July 1, 1913.

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EL'MER J. WELLS,.OF GRINNELL, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO WAGNER MANUFACTURING(30., OF CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, A CORPORATION OFIOWA.

DOOR-HANGER.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ELMER J. lVELLs, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Grlnnell, 1n the county ofPoweshiek and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Door-Hangers, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to that class of, devices known as door hangers andmore particularly to an improved hanger for sliding doors, and'theprimary object of the present invention is the provision of an improveddevice of this character, whichis of such a construction that the doormay be readily raised and lowered without taking the'door down ordisconnecting it. from its hangers.

To this end my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangementand combination of parts herein shown and described, and moreparticularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like orcorresponding parts, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a doorwith my improved hanger arranged thereon. Fig. 2 is an end elevation ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 3, 3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4: is a plan view of a slightly modified construction. Fig.5 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 6 is a sectional view takensubstantially on line 6, 6 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a plan view of a portionof the hanger,

showing a modified cam construction, and

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the same taken substantially on line 8, 8of Fig. 7.

Referring to the drawings, in which only one hanger is shown, it beingunderstood that there may be any desired number of hangers, 1 representsa sliding door, which is carried from a suitable track 2. The carriagefor carrying the door may be of any suitable construction, and issuitably connected with a hanger or strap 3, which is secured to thedoor so as to permit the vertical adjustment of the door. The carriageshown comprises a frame or bar 4 provided with the desired number ofwheels 5, arranged on the axles 6 on the frame. A depending hanger orstrap 8 is pivotally secured to the frame bar 4 at 7, the hanger beingextended downwardly as at 9 and arranged to pivotally support a pin 10.The pin 10 is provided with a depending shank or bolt 11, which extendsthrough the bent Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November z, 1911. Serial No. 658,273.

Patented July 1, 1913.

or offset end 14 of the hanger 3, the parts being secured together bynuts 12 and 13. Any equivalent arrangement. for supporting the hanger orstrap 3 from the carriage 4 may be provided.

The hanger or strap-3 and the door 1 may be securedtogether by one ormore bolts 15 and nuts 16, the bolts extending through the door andstrap. The plate-3 is preferably slotted as at 17, for each of thebolts, so that the door may. be raised or lowered relative to the strapwithout removing the bolts, it being only necessary to turn the nuts aslight distance. As is obvious, when the door is of some weight, as forexample, a barn door, there will be a tendency. for the door to drop, orgradually work down, so that the bolts are at the bottom of the slot 17.To positively support the door from the hanger orstrap 3, andprevent itswork ing down should the bolts become loose, either from the shrinkageof the door, wearing of the bolt holes, or the nuts coming loose, Iprovide a member 19 on one part arranged to cooperate with a lug 18 onthe other part. As shown, the member 19 is door by mounting the sameupon one of the bolts 15, the cam being adapted to cooperate with anextension or lug 18 formed on the plate 3. The cam member may beprovided with an extended part 20 for convenience in operating.

If it is desired to lower the door slightly from the position shown, thenuts 16 are loosened and the cam member operated the desired distance,so as to vary the distance between the lug 18 and the bolt 15. The nutsmay then be turned down so that the door is carried by the bolts and bythe cam member 19 and lug 18. To raise the door and support the same atthe desired height, the operations are reversed. The door will bepositively supported at any point between the limits of the adjustmentpermitted by the part-s, so that it is prevented from sagging or workingdown, as might be the case if the same was supported only by thefrictional engagement of the plate or strap 3 and door and nut 16. c

In the construction shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the construction issubstantially similar, except the form of strap or hanger 3 is changed,and consists of a U-shaped bar 22, which extends over a pin 21 carriedby .cam shaped, and is pivotally secured to the on the inner face, intowhich the lug 18' on the hanger extends, 28 being an extension forconvenience in operating the cam. With the exception of the cam beingslotted, it is substantially the same as the form previously described.

As previously mentioned, there may be any number of carriages andhangers secured to the door, the construction being particularlyapplicable when two or more hangers are used, as the parts may at anytime be adjusted without removing the bolts or boring new holes in thedoor. \Vhere the track 2 sags, or the bottom of the door frame or floorwarps upwardly, the door may be raised and maintained at the desiredheight so that the door does not drag. On the other hand, should thelower portion of the upper frame or floor sag or settle, the door may belowered the desired distance.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that variousimmaterial modifications may be made in the same without departing fromthe spirit of my invention, hence I do not wish to be-understood aslimiting myself to the exact form, arrangement, construction orcombination of parts hereinshown and described, or uses mentioned.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A doorhanger comprising a suitable carriage, a depending hanger carriedthereby, said hanger being provided with a plurality of straightparallel slots, bolts passing through the slots in the hanger forclamping the hanger to the door, a cam member movably mounted on one ofsaid bolts at one side of the hanger, and a portion extending laterallyfrom one face of the hanger and cooperating with the movable cam member.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

' ELMER J. WELLS.

Witnesses:

CARL E. CHILD, G. H. WALKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

